SNAPSHOT: CHANGE IN POPULATION, 1950-2010

The state population between 1950 and 2010 grew the most in the suburbs around Boston, along the South Shore and Cape, and in some other scattered communities. Mashpee, Boxborough, and Brewster are among those at the top. Communities such as North Adams, Somerville, and Boston are among communities that had the greatest losses. The information is from the Donahue Institute at UMass.